Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager We understand and share the desire to help homeless individuals in our community who have fallen on hard times. The City devotes considerable resources to homeless outreach, aimed at connecting people to specific resources they need to Read More
Electric Bike Company owner Sean Lupton-Smith with one of his e-bikes Few people have heard of the Madiba Bike Company. Unfortunately, among those few were attorneys who sued South African-born entrepreneur Sean Lupton-Smith out of the bicycle business, albeit temporarily. The reason? South African anti-apartheid activist and politician Nelson “Madiba” Read More
The Newport Beach Police Department will have extra officers on patrol during the month of May from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. looking specifically for violations made by drivers and motorcycle riders. The top primary crash factors for motorcycles are unsafe speed, improper turning, right-of-way violations, driving under the influence Read More
Today’s Hope is Here quote of the week, courtesy of On Faith writer Cindy Christeson: “Let God inspire you, make you want to begin to be your best self: not just to be proved right, but to be willing to be proved wrong when you are; to learn to laugh Read More
Grace Leung By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 9. Items of interest are highlighted below. The entire agenda and reports can be viewed here: https://newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/71669/72. The regular meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Agenda items include: Initiation of a potential amendment Read More
Newport Dunes inflatable water park Memorial Day is known as the unofficial kickoff to summer, but Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort is making it official with the seasonal opening May 26-29 of the resort’s Inflatable Water Park, Tunes at the Dunes live entertainment series and a variety of family-friendly outdoor experiences. Read More
Caliente tacos Chef Yvon Goetz from The Winery Newport is known more for his wild game then his wild tacos, Chef Rich Mead from Farmhouse at Roger’s Gardens built his restaurant on seasonable and sustainable ingredients although creative tacos are probably in his wheelhouse, and Chef Matt Luna from Five Read More
Faline England, Joe Spano, Conor Lovett and Sorcha Fox star in “The Realistic Joneses” at Laguna Playhouse By Eric Marchese | Special to the NB Indy As far as basic dramatic ingredients go, you can’t get much more elemental (solo shows aside) than “The Realistic Joneses.” Four characters. Two married Read More
A bicyclist rides along Coast Highway among moving vehicles. NB Indy File photo by Lawrence Sherwin © The Newport Beach Police Department will conduct a traffic safety operation during the month of May focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at Read More
On Sunday, April 9, 2023, at approximately 1:50 a.m., Newport Beach police officers responded to the 2700 block of Newport Boulevard after hearing the sound of multiple gun shots fired in the area. Preliminary investigation revealed that a male adult suspect and another man had been involved in an altercation, Read More
